# NTSB IAD75DKM18: Piper PA-28, N7584W, Walnut Cove, NC, February 15, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 15, 1975
- Place: Walnut Cove, NC · WALNUT COVE, NC
- Location: 36.2935° N, 80.1409° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walnut Cove, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2935&lon=-80.1409&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148045
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75DKM18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DKM18-148045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1562  75/2/15    WALNUT COVE,NC      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 103
        TIME - 1330                    N7584W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENSBORO,NC               MT AIRY,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR 2 ROD BEAR JOURNAL APPEARED OVERHEATED OTR ROD JOURNAL OIL PASSAGES RSTD DUE OIL SLUDGE BUILDUP
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7584W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7584W-2013-05-08), registration cancelled 2013-05-08, S/N 28-1530, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750215004409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750215004409A), Feb 15, 1975: Piper PA28180, Walnut Cove, NC, Substantial damage. Nr 2 rod bear journal appeared overheated otr rod journal oil passages rstd due oil sludge buildup

## Other investigations on N7584W (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX04LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA206), May 13, 2004: Piper PA-28-180 (N7584W), Carson City, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted touch-and-go landing.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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